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Aabar assets reach $10 billion

Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments, which has stakes in Daimler AG and Virgin Galactic, said that its assets have grown to $10 billion and that...

Dubai among best investment destinations worldwide

Dubai is is among the 25 most profitable destinations for hotel investment in 2012. The list was put up together by an international panel...

Gold coins or faceless money

What the history of ancient gold coins says about Europe's kingless, faceless money today... So when Vespasian was proclaimed Emperor by the legions in...

Comprehensive report on Dubai trade and investment unveiled

‘The Business Year: Dubai 2012’ report has a foreword by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and interviews with key public and private...

Infrastructure and Economic Diversification to Drive Saudi Private Equity Market

With the steady population growth propelling continuous infrastructure development, Saudi Arabia is considered the next big market for private equity and venture capital investors,...

Finance House subsidiary to launch Fund to finance UAE private sector...

Finance House, through its DIFC-registered subsidiary, FH Capital Ltd, today announced that it intends to launch the FH Special Opportunities Fund (SOF), with a...

Barclays Capital launches enhanced FX Algorithmic Trading

Barclays Capital Launches Enhanced FX Algorithmic Trading Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, today announced the launch of PowerFill+, a...

Forbes Middle East: A map for new investments

"Forbes Middle East" has provided in its seventh edition an in-depth study of the free-zones, highlighting the features of these areas and the important...

Is Dubai at risk?- Money Managers Talks

The recent news flow on Limitless and Dubai World highlights that the wave of restructured debt from 2015 onward is likely to be challenging...

Financial incentive offered to mid-range hotel developers in Dubai

H.E. Helal Saeed Almarri of DTCM announces Municipality Fee waiver for three and four star hotel developments at Day 2 of The Hotel Show Helal...

LinkedIn prices IPO at $45; shares doubled

LinkedIn priced its initial public offering at $45 a share, the high end of its range. It began trading Thursday on New York Stock...

2013 will see improved IPO activity

After a slow start to 2012, momentum lifted in the second quarter, but significant macroeconomic volatility and changes in political leadership in many parts...

Dubai Investments Q2 profit falls 32 pct

Dubai Investments PJSC (“DI”), the largest investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, today announced its financial results for the six-month period ended...

Investments to UAE expected to rise by 20% in 2019

The UAE Government’s new foreign direct investment, FDI, law passed in 2018 could accelerate FDI flows by up to 20 percent this year, from...

Dubai World silence causes concern

Since the November standstill announcement, little information was released from either Dubai World or the government to reassure investors. Discussions with creditors have been...

Facebook preparing for an IPO

Facebook is preparing for an IPO that is expected to surpass $100 billion, according to a new report. If the forthcoming initial public offering surpasses...

MENA IPOs up 344% in the first quarter of 2012

Five IPOs in the region - three in KSA and one each in Oman and the UAE UAE’s NMC Healthcare lists on the London Stock...

Global Investment Funds Increase Allocations to UAE

Inflows to Frontier Market funds, which have been a key driver of outperformance relative to emerging markets, resumed after a small pullback in June,...